Wood basket.



P. BRfiGGEMANN.

WOOD BASKET.

APPLfOATION'IILED JUNE 3.1912.

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WOOD BASKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 3, 1912. Serial No. 701,245.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL BRiiconMANN, a subject of the German Emperor, andresident of Kotzenau, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wood Baskets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a wood-basket, which is light in weight and rigid in construction and which consists of bars, which are provided with transverse holes in their upper and lower ends for the reception of binders and with crossed borings between the latter for the reception of looped wires, handles being inserted between the bars and held by the upper binder and looped wires, while the lower end of the body of the basket is provided with a continuous groove, into which a bottom having a continuous periphery can be sprung.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is an elevation of a basket without handles, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 shows, on a larger scale, two bars placed side by side, Fig. 4. is a longitudinal section through a bar shown in Fig. 3, and Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are cross-sections, respectively on the lines A-B, C,-D and EF of Fig. 3. Figs. 8 and 9 show, respectively in a front and edge view, a handle and the way in which the same is fixed to the basket, while Figs. 10 and 11 show the bottom for the basket in a plan view and cross-section respectively.

The bars a are wedge-shaped and provided at their upper and lower ends with transverse holes I), through which the two binders c, which serve for holding the bars together, are passed. The binders c consist preferably of metal wire. Between the binders a, a plurality of transverse borings d are arranged in the bars in the same direction, said borings being crossed by apertures 6. Through the borings d wires f are inserted, the latter being looped into the apertures 6, whereby the bars are prevented from shifting on the binders c, which pass straight through the same. Recesses g in the outer sides of the bars reduce the weight of the latter and besides serve as a decora tion for the same. As handles, straps is which are provided with perforations h and handle parts 2', may be employed (Figs. 8 and 9), through which perforations the upper binder 0 and looped wires f are passed. The bars and binders are indicated in Fig. 8 by dotted lines.

The bottom 0 of the basket (Figs. 10 and 11) is so designed that it can be sprung into a continuous inner groove in the lower end of the body of the basket. For this purpose, the bottom is provided with parallel slots in the direction of the wood fibers in such a way that slots 00 extending from opposite points of the edge of the bottom to near to the middle of the same alternate with slots 2 extending from the middle of the bottom to near to the edge of the same, so that the bottom can be sufliciently compressed for its insertion into the continuous groove, while it returns to its original shape immediately after its insertion owing to the elasticity of the wood.

What I claim, is:

1. In a wood-basket, the combination of a plurality of wedge-shaped bars longitudinally recessed on their outer sides, each bar having a transverse hole in its upper and lower end and between the latter a plurality of crossed borings, two binders passed throughsaid transverse holes, a plurality of looped wires passed through said crossed borings, and handles having a plurality of perforations for their engagement by the upper binder and looped wires, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a wood-basket, the combination of an annular body, a continuous inner groove in the lower end of the same, and a wooden bottom having parallel slots in the direction of the wood fibers, slots extending from opposite points of the edge of the bottom to near to the middle of the same alternating with slots extending from the middle of the bottom to near to the edge of the same, sub stantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

PAUL BRUGGEMANN.

Witnesses:

ALFRED GZiBnL, ERNST KATZ.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

Patented Nov. 24, 19214. 

